Design Squad"Rock On"
The teams create original musical instruments - one stringed and one percussive - for a band called Off White Noise, which puts them to the test at a night club.G

7:30 pm

Everyday Edisons"Up in the Air Tubes"
In this episode we explore the physics of air versus springs in a device the inventor calls "Cardio Air Tubes." The inventor, Greg Bruce, is a bit of an exercise guru; a daily workout, eating right and a lifetime commitment to good health type of guy. Always in search of new and exciting exercise regimens, Greg went first to his shop and then to his gym and what he brought to the casting call was simple, yet very effective: two walking sticks, one in each hand that strengthens the upper body commensurate with the user's ability. D

8:00 pm

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Losing It"
Cameras follow several people, including Alda, as they adopt different strategies for weight loss from online diet systems to gastric bypass surgery. Alda also learns about research that explains why dieting is so difficult.G

9:00 pm

Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon
Project Apollo, launched in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, becomes the greatest undertaking in the history of mankind. But only two years after Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969, public and political interest in Apollo dwindled. The final moon landing occurred in December 1972 with a crew of Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt.G

10:00 pm

NOVA"Alien Planets Revealed"
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope has discovered thousands of exotic new worlds far beyond our solar system. With vivid animation and input from astrophysicists and astrobiologists, this film takes viewers on a mind-bending exploration of these strange worlds and the possible creatures who might inhabit them.G

11:00 pm

Design Squad"Rock On"
The teams create original musical instruments - one stringed and one percussive - for a band called Off White Noise, which puts them to the test at a night club.G

11:30 pm

Everyday Edisons"Up in the Air Tubes"
In this episode we explore the physics of air versus springs in a device the inventor calls "Cardio Air Tubes." The inventor, Greg Bruce, is a bit of an exercise guru; a daily workout, eating right and a lifetime commitment to good health type of guy. Always in search of new and exciting exercise regimens, Greg went first to his shop and then to his gym and what he brought to the casting call was simple, yet very effective: two walking sticks, one in each hand that strengthens the upper body commensurate with the user's ability. D